Improvement in tag-machines



W. HECKERT.

TAG-MACHINE.

Patented Dec" 12, 187'6. 11 .1.

N.PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPNER. WASHINGTON. D. C.

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WVILLIAM HEOKERT, OF PRO VIDENOE, RHODE ISLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN TAG-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 185,230, dated December12, 1876; application filed May 22, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HECKERT, of Providence, in the State ofRhode Island, am the inventor of a Combined Printing-Press andTag-Machine, of which the following is a specification, reference .beinghad to the drawings hereto annexed, in which- Figure l is a sideelevation of a machine containing my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan, andFig. 3 is a front elevation, of the same. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectionof the same on line am of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an edge view of the springshears or cutters. Fig. 6 is an end view of the ink-distributingcylinder, showing the ink-fountain and roller in the same. Fig. 7 is adetailed View, in section, of the device for inserting and headingeyelets in tags.

This invention relates to a printing-press in which the types are heldat rest on a plane bed formed on the side of a stationary cylinder, andthe paper is pressed upon them by a platen that has a right linereciprocating movement at right angles to said bed, while the ink isapplied to the type by one or more inking-rollers, which, for thepurpose ofreceiving and distributing the ink, have a continuous andforward movement entirely around the surface of a stationary cylinder,whereon the said plane bed is formed by cutting away a section of thecylinder; and consists of the special devices and combinations ofdevices hereinafter described, whereby the said movements and functionsare performed. It also relates to the combination, with the mechanism ofsuch printing-press, of feed and cutting devices, whereby the paper isfed from a roll into the press by an intermittent movement, and cut intoany desired form. It relates, also, to the combination, with themechanism above referred to, of certain other devices, whereby,simultaneously with the act of printing, the paper printed upon ismanufac tured into tags, by being cut into the desired form, and by theinsertion of an eyelet; and consists in the devices and theircombinations, hereinafter particularly described, whereby theabove-named results are produced, which constitute my invention.

The several parts of the machine are mounted on a strong iron bed orframe, A. e is the driving-shaft, which should be provided with a fastand loose pulley. K is a vertical stationary cylinder, secured to thebed A, the upper end of said cylinder being left free and unsupported. Fis a shaft, passing through the center of the cylinder K, the ends ofwhich project beyond the cylinder, as-seen in Fig. 4.. Upon the lowerend is secureda beveled gear-wheel, cl, which meshes into the gear e onthe end of the shaft 8. Upon the upper end of the shaft F is secured anarm or plate, U, on which are mounted the r 'r. b b b are bars or rodsfitted to slide in recesses made in the plate or arm U, and each has onits outer end a head, P P P. (The middle bar is shown by dotted lines.)

There is a special purpose intended and secured by placing theinking-cylinder K and type-bed in a vertical position. In presses inwhich the inking-rollers are carried entirely around an ink-distributingcylinder, it is inconvenient, and involves great complication of parts,to support the rollers at both ends, and at the same time communicatemotion to the platen from the same shaft which revolves theinking-rollers around the ink-distributing cylinder; but when saidrollers extend horizontally from their supports at one end, and revolvearound a horizontal ink-distributing cylinder, it is difficult orimpossible to make them bear with equal pressure upon the surface of thecylinder and type throughout their entire revolution, as their axle-shafts will spring more or less at their fixed ends, thus causingimperfect distribution of the ink, and faulty inking of the type; henceI have placed the cylinder K upright, and arranged the inking-rollers todepend vertically from their points of support at their upper ends. Bythese means I secure a uniform pressure of the rollers upon the cylinderK, and upon the type along their whole length, throughout their entirerevolution around the cylinder.

To these heads 9 are secured the axes g g g" of the rollers r *r r. (Thelatter not in sight in the drawing.) These axes are strong round shafts,fixed at the upper end rigidly in the heads P. From these heads theydepend parallel to the cylinder K, leaving their lower ends free.

The inking-rollers are formed of hollow iron cylinders or stocks h,fitted to revolve on the inking-rollers 7" base-plate T of the platen,Fig. 3. The lower end of the said rod rests on the bedplate, which isprovided with an incline, whereby, as the box is carried back and forthwith the platen, it is made to rise and fall as the lower end of 8passes over the said inclined plane.

J is a punch for inserting the eyelets in the tags. It is pressed awayfrom the paper by the spiral spring 01, and driven toward the paper bythe bell-crank lever K. This lever is pivoted at c in the base T of theplatenframe, and is actuated by the end of its long arm (which isprovided with a friction roller) passing over the irregular incline N,as the said platen-fra me-moves back and forth. The movements of theseparts are so regulated and timed relatively that the lower end of thetube 3 drops into position to present an eyelet to the punch J just asthe latter begins to make a forward movement toward the paper, and thenimmediately rises out of the way, and does not again descend until thepunch has inserted the eyelet in the paper and receded to its firstposition. The punch J takes the eyelet upon its end, carries it into theperforations in the paper made by the perforator i, and then onwardagainst the header J, and thereby heads it in the paper.

W is aplate secured on the upper end of thecylinder K, which provides abearing for the loose rollers h on the axes of the inkingrollers. It isso formed and placed that, as the said rollers traverse the straightface of the type-bed, the surfaces of the inking-rollers will pass overthe types with just the requisite pressure. H is a cylinder from whichthe paper is unrolled and fed into the press. The paper passes, first,between the legs if of the perforator i, then between the feedrollers Dand D, then across the face of the type between it and the platen, thenbetween the rollers D D, and on between the cutter on the left side ofthe machine. At each complete movement of the platen the inking-rollersrevolve around the cylinder is, and ink the types. The paper isperforated for an eyelet, and an eyelet is inserted and headed down, thepaper is pressed against the type and printed, and the tag or a printedportion is cut off of the desired shape. 7

The perforatingapparatus is so constructed as to permit the insertion ofcutters, punches, or stamps, whereby any desired shape of perforationmay be made, or any figure embossed on the paper. I

I do not limit myself to a single form on the stationary cylinder K, butI intend to make machines with a second type-bed on the opposite side ofsaid cylinder, and provide it with a platen and other appliance, theduplicates of those above described. Neither do I limit myself to asolid inking-surface, over which the inking-rollers pass; but for thesame maybe substituted sections or rings, extending from on one side ofthe form around the cylinder to the other side, and said sections maybeof any desired width and number, permitting inks of different colors tobe distributed on the different sections, and, by the rollers r r r,deposited on the form.

The eyelet-punch J works in a hollow plunger, J, as seen plainly insection in Fig. 7, a spiral spring, 12, acting to force said punchoutward from the plunger, its movement in that direction being limitedby the collar h. The header J for holding down the eyelets, is formed onthe end of a sliding plate, J, having a large opening at its center,

through which passes the shaft F. It lies immediately over thegear-wheel (Z, on the upper face of which is an eccentric annulargroove, a pin, 1, in the said plate J projecting into the said groove.By this arrangement the revolution of the gear d gives a reciprocatingmovement to the plate J, and such movement is so timed that the punch Jcarries the eyelet against the header J. When the plate J is thrown toits limit of movement away from the punch, then the said plate J, withthe header J is thrown forward, forcing the punch J back into theplunger against the stress of the spring 11, and thus effecting thecomplete heading of the eyelet in the paper.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a printing-press, the stationaryvertical cylinder K, fixed solidly at its lower end to the bed-plate A,(the upper end being left free,) provided with a plane surface thatserves as a bed for the type; the revolving plate U fixed to the upperend of the shaft F, arranged to revolve in the axis of the saidcylinder; the heads P P P, (one or more,) arranged to slide in ways insaid plate U, and in which are fixed the axle-shafts of theinking-rollers that depend from the said heads, and are pressed towardthe said cylinder and type by the springs s s s acting on said slidingheads, all constructed and combined to operate as and for the purposedescribed.

2. In a printing-press, the combination of the stationary cylinder K,provided with a plane surface that serves as a bed for the type, thereciprocating platen T, the revolving plate U, and a pitman pivoted atone end to the said plate, and at the other end to a crankpin in saidplate U, the said plate performing the double office of carrying theinking-rollers and communicating motion to the platen, all constructedand combined to operate as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination, in a printing-press, of the cylinder K, providedwith a plane sur face that serves as a bed for the type, the revolvingplate U, the inking-rollers, carried by said plate, the platen T thatcarries on its arms I I the feed-rollers D D D D, with the perforatingapparatus ft, attached to and carried by said arms, all constructed tooperate as and for the purpose described;

4. Thecombination, in a printing-press, of the cylinder K, provided witha plane surface that serves as a bed for the type, the revolving plateU, the inkin g-rollers carried by said plate, the platen T, that carrieson its arms I I the feed-rollers D D D" D, with the cutting or shearblades i 4", attached to and carried by said arms I I, all constructedand arranged to operate as and for the purpose de scribed.

5. The feed mechanism consisting of the arm j the lever j, the arm '0,and the connecting-rod c, all constructed and arranged to be actuatedfrom the crank-pin G, in the gear d, whereby an intermittent movement isgiven to the feed-roller D, as and for the purpose described.

6. The eyelet-reservoir a, mounted upon the platform P, constructed andarranged to be lowered and raised by the movement of the platen T,constructed and combined to operate as and for the purpose described.

7. The combination of the platen T, the lever 70', incline N, and punchJ, as and for the purpose described.

WM. HEGKERT.

Witnesses:

J. W. CLARK, GEo. W. BEACH.

JL HELBER.

FLY-TRAP.

No.185.231. I Patented Dec.12,1876.

QM. 1* J THE GRAPHIC CO.N.Y

